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Serotonin and externalizing behavior in young children.
Psychiatry research - 19 Apr 1999
Clarke R A, Murphy D L, Constantino J N
Abstract excerpt
Considerable evidence suggests that there is a relationship between pathologic aggressive behavior and low cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) concentrations of the serotonin metabolite 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA) in both humans and non-human primates. The purpose of this investigation is to examine the relationship between CSF concentrations of human newborn 5-HIAA and subsequent aggressive behavior observed at 30...
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